Peanuts and the Voice of God

On October 2, 1950 the comic strip Peanuts made its first appearance. For fifty years Charles M. Schulz entertained us on a daily and weekly basis with Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy, Linus, Woodstock, Peppermint Patty and little sister Sally Brown.

Fifteen years, two months and seven days after Peanuts made its comic strip debut, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" made its famous CBS television debut on December 9, 1965.

For fifteen years readers had read the Peanuts comic strip without the characters having one thing.

Voices...

What does Charlie Brown's voice sound like? When Lucy raises a fist how will the pitch of her voice sound to our tender ears? When Linus recites the Biblical Christmas story for the very first time on a nationally televised show with his little green beanie softly resting on his head and his ever present blue blanket cradled in his left arm, what will his voice sound like as it emanates and resonates through the empty school auditorium as he says, "Lights please... And there were in the same country shepherds..."?

All those questions were answered on December 9, 1965...

My iWitness...

I was chatting with a friend of mine on the phone yesterday and at two different points during the conversation we both made mention that it was "good to hear your voice."

What is it about our voices? It's more than just wind blowing through vocal chords and the subsequent sound that escapes through our mouth into the open air for ears to hear.

The voice of someone we know, we love, we adore, we admire, we cherish, we know deeply... is unmistakeable and unforgettable. Be outside in a crowded marketplace with hundreds of voices filling your ears and then just have that loved one say your name and your head snaps in the direction from which that "voice" is coming from. Is there anything better?

I am currrently reading through the Bible. I have read it cover to cover before. The Lord speaks on many occasions. For at least 45 years I have read it over and over again, "Thus says the Lord..."

But what does the Lord's voice sound like?

When you read such things and think of God speaking what "voice" do you hear? Soft? Loud and thunderous? Tender? Penetrating? Angry? Loving? Gracious? What voice do you hear? When God says of Jesus, "This is my beloved son with whom I am well pleased." (Matthew 3. 17), what did that sound like?

One of my best friends, Lt. Colonel Skip "Hoss" Roberston heard God's voice for the first time on February 26, 2006. He was 43. (Fly Skip Fly)
My dad, Marshall C. Dendy Jr. heard God's voice for the first time on April 25, 2010. He was 80 years old.

When will we hear God's voice for the first time? Face to face? Chest to chest? Lips to ear? In front of the great cloud of witnesses?

All those questions will be answered on...

And that's my iWitness...
Laugh often and Fear not!
David!